One of the most controversial mines in Canadian history is under review in British Columbia. Losing Ground?

We are appoaching all the wrong limits at blowout speed. The choices are do nothing (crash) or "degrowth" (planned radical contraction). Speeches from 1st North American Degrowth Conference.

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By Nathan Crompton - May 11, 2010

[Vancouver] Mayor Gregor Robertson’s recent homeless count shows a 12% increase in homelessness since 2008, the year of his election to office. While Gregor ran on a platform to end homelessness, he and the Vision caucus have responded to this increase with the unaccompanied strategy of millions of dollars for increased policing. Now, as of April 20, the vast majority of the promised low-income units in the Olympic Village are being handed over to the police and other “essential” City workers.

By Pip Hinman - Saturday, March 13, 2010

"Despite the hopes invested in Obama, the facts speak for themselves: he is stepping up the war on the people of Afghanistan. Obama has authorised more drone attacks on Pakistan than Bush did in his eight years in office. His administration is threatening Iran, bombing Yemen and turning a blind eye to the settlement building in East Jerusalem."

-- Christine Keavney from Sydney Stop the War Coalition

<p>There has never been a civilization that has lasted more that several centuries. It is reasonable to assume that the one we are forced to inhabi...